On Tuesday, Spain's Parliament began its formal discussion about the economic and political crises that are ravaging the country. The three most subsequently important debates were regarding the future Transparency Law, the proposal of the Popular Legislative Initiative as a means to affront the number of mortgage-based evictions, and the intervention of European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi in the discourse on the ECB's role in the Euro zone crisis [es] and in particular its role in Spain. Draghi accept Spain's request for a meeting but requested a closed session with Congress, without stenographers or recordings.

The sector of Spanish society that remains fully abreast with the political and social happenings within the country have been quick to respond to the unjust and misrepresentative decisions that have been made in recent days. Tuesday's private session intensified these citizens’ efforts as they turned in droves to social media to make their voices heard. But this time, they had extra leverage to bolster their cause: the actions of two members of Izquierda Unida [United Left] who disobeyed Draghi's conditions for a closed session (it was prohibited for representatives to send informative updates beyond the room). They disagreed, believing the president of the ECB should be held accountable to the public given the scope of authority of the position.

As such, Joan Coscubiela and Alberto Garzón, the two representatives in question, defied orders and live Tweeted Draghi's address under the hashtag #OpenDraghi. They also recorded the parliamentary session (five videos in total) and posted them to YouTube. The videos, which weren't posted in real-time, now have more than 155,000 views.

Joan Coscubiela and Álberto Garzón, the two parliament representatives behind the #OpenDraghi initiative.

The violation of the closed session order could result in sanctions [es] against the two member of Parliament. Garzón and Coscubiela's party set up a website so users could easily track the parliamentary developments. The site's motto is, “They closed the Congress. We will open it!” Congressional President Jesús Posada called Representative Garzón to order when he addressed Draghi on his management of the European financial crisis. Garzón called the ECB an anti-democratic organization, accusing it of “extorting money from various countries” and of “taking no actions as the crisis has developed,” claiming the situation should now “go before the courts.” He went one step further by saying Draghi was to blame for the cuts to social services and was to be held responsible the recovery of the financial system, demanding explanations for the actions Draghi has taken on both.

The Spanish blogging community has also weighed in heavily in publicizing Draghi's address. ProfesorGeoHistoria wrote the following in his blog:

“Draghi's address to Congress thanks to left-wing representatives. To have a closed session is to admit that things are transpiring that it would be better the general public didn't know. It's shameful.”

The United Left's web page, the party who posted the session on YouTube, indicates they are unable to continue streaming.

Here is a sample of tweets that circulated under the hashtag #OpenDraghi, which became one of the day's trending topics.

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Down with the undemocratic,satanist EU. It proves what a tyranny it is when it refused to allow the Spanish parliament to report what had gone on with the mad gravy train and control freak, Mario Draghi. How do the people put up with Technocrats dictating their country’s policies and future.
It is a total disgrace and Draghi should be removed. Wake up people!